Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-08
THE INTER STATE ACT.
LOOPHOLES IN THENEW LAW HUNTED OUT
BY RAILR0ADRRS
How Oircusss and theatrical People Will bs Carried
The Pennsylvania Company Issues Another
realr-ChSngsd Rates on the
Baltimore and 0hiO.

PITTsBURe, April THE freight and
passenger officers ofthe railroads eenteripg
in this city are besieged with agents of
eireusesan the larger theatrical companies.
The question of transporting the cireuses-
under the provisions of the new law have
not been definitely settled as yet, though
the matter is now under consideration.
1t is quite probable that loophole will
be discovered in the law by which circuses
will be benefited at least in freight rates.
The roads are inclined to do all they can
for this class of people as the yearly rev.
enue from the different circus companies
TO each road reaches very large figure.
A railroad official in speaking of the
matter, said this morning that a large
number of circus agents had already called
upon him, but that no definite arrange
ment had yet been reached. As it is but
seldom that two companies travel over the
same route at the same time, each will be
made for discrimination. Allof the larger
circuses have their own cars This will
allow the making of special contracts by
which the animals and rolling stock, can
be transferred from one stand to another
about as cheaply as under the old system
The circus people, however, will have
their fares to pay. The number of passes
heretofore issued to this class OF passengers
was enormous. Such people as Barnum
sent out an army of advance agents, all OF
whom received passes. Their advertising
cars, for instance, were sent ahead. AT
each stand several men were dropped of to
bill the town. Each OF these men had
passes to follow up the advertising car.
As many as fifty passes have been issued to
these men when they billed Pittsburg.
Hereafter, unless u special provision is
made, they will have to pay their fares.
The Trunk Line Association has given a
sample decision in regard TO
RATES 10 THEATRICAL COMPANIES.
Application has been made by the Dixey
Company for rates on special car for
fifly-twO people from New York to San
Francisco. The trip to be made Oh May
- The Trunk Line agreed that they
could be transported at the rate Of 81 per
train mile The short line distance via
the Fort Wayne road would be 9l2 miles
from New York to Chicago. which would
make the total cost 81 ,S2l for the entire
company. The Fort Wayne Road, how
ever will offer to transport the company
for $50 per person, making the total cost
of transportation l,040. From. this ex-
ample it will be seen that even if q special
train and rates were allowed the rates for
transportation would be greater than under
the regular rates. The same rule would
apply clear through to San Francisco.
Fhe Pennsylvania Company has issued
another circular to its passenger agents no
tilying them to resume selling through
tickets to the Northern Pacific railroad.
The latter road has agreed to authorize the
PENNSYLVANIA Company to act rs its agent
tor the sale of through tickets. This car
ries out the statement made that there
was no boycott on the roads in the West,
as il only remained for each to have the
connecting lines act as its agent. The
Pennsylvania Company has now authority
from such . number of Western roads
that they are to day selling through tickets
to every important point in the West.
The only serious complaint of the Pitts
burg shippers so far is in regart TO ship
ments to the Pacific coast points, from
which they are already cut out. 1t is
probable that special rates will shortly be
issued by the Pennsylvania Company for
special classes of freight. A rate is now
under consideration for limestone.
The clerks of the officials of the Penn
sylyania Company are receiving the last of
the passes that were called in. As each
one is received the signature Of the official
is torn of and the remainder of the pass is
burned up. Six hundred hippers' passes
have been destroyed The company has
still out ,, 500 exchange passes-that is,
those which are exchanged as cOurtesies
with the officials OF other railroads. These
viii not be recalled.
A circular has been issued by the Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad giving the rates to
be charged between certain points on its
lines. They show
\ LARGE REDUCTION ON THE OLD RATES:
From New York and all stations on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad via Baltimore
ana washington 10 lttJSOuIR 1un hHeSl-
ing, reduced from 90, 81, 4l4, 35, 29!, 26,
"A, 2l, 81, Is, Is, 81, ls cents to 45, SO,
30, 81, IL, 10 cents; Philadelphia to Pitts
burg and Wheeling, SO, 40, 391, 80, 274,
81, ~, 10, 10, 10, l6, 19, Is cents reduced
to 80, 80, -, ~ 10, l3 cents; Baltimore
TO Pittsburg and Wheeling, 81, AZ, 3S9, 81,
264, %, 81, Is, Is, 10, Is, 1s, II cents, re-
duced to 81, 81, -, II, 10, - cents. The
new rates on horses, cattle, sheep and hogs
in car loads to Pittsbury and Wheeling
are given in the order named: From New
York, 30, III, %, 20 cents; Philadelphia,
-, 15I, % Is cents; Baltimore, ~ l44,
-, Il cents.
A special mileage tariff governing the
Transportation of freight in car loads ON
classes A, b, c and d has been issued and
distance tables to correspond with it are
being prepared The" rates are per 1000
pounds: One mile, so, "a, 40, 30 cents;
so miles, 81. 10, 92c, see, 64c; 100 miles,
SI.56, $1.3S, SI.1s, $l.02; 200 miles,
g. 16, s., $1.62, S1.4S; 300 miles, S2.76,
81. 40, So. 10, 81. The local freight rate
schedules have not yet been prepared, but